Nigeria-1969: African Elephant Walking in Grassy Field

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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African Elephant Walking in Grassy Field — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A majestic African elephant with prominent tusks walks through a sunlit grassy field under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the elephant from multiple angles as it moves across the savanna, its large ears flapping. The vibrant green grass and distant trees create a classic wildlife scene, with the characteristic grain and color saturation of vintage home movie footage. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of African wildlife in the late 1960s, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127564838

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Nigeria Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife archive requests needing Nigerian 8mm footage of an elephant moving through open grassland.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s safari or wildlife filming, with period clues mainly from the 8mm color stock, handheld framing, and metadata date.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of a traveler or amateur filmmaker holding on a large animal as it approaches and crosses the field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant with tusks, tall grass, open sky, scattered clouds, distant trees, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, saturated color, soft focus shifts, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that give the scene archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory beat, savanna cutaway, or transition within a 1960s Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for amateur wildlife filming in Nigeria, showing an elephant in open grassland without people or built structures visible.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any wildlife-location claims separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm elephant footage, African wildlife home movie, vintage savanna elephant, and 1960s travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s African wildlife or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of an elephant moving through tall grass, with tusks visible and a bright sky overhead. — An elephant moves through tall grass beneath a bright sky.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a front-facing elephant in open grassland, with tusks, clouds, and distant trees visible. — The elephant faces the camera from an open grass field.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of an elephant walking through grass, its tusks and ear visible against distant vegetation. — The elephant walks across the grass with its tusks visible.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing an elephant crossing open grassland, with tusks, tall grass, and scattered clouds visible. — The elephant continues across the field in handheld 8mm footage.

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